By far the largest and one of the slowest and brightest meteors I've ever seen. The head seemed to actually have distinct brighter and darker parts and the first fragments were tear drop shaped rather than simply short lived flashes or sparks. Due to the brilliance, size, speed and nearly flat trajectory, I initially thought the object was the landing lights of a large aircraft.

Location

Address

Coronado, CA

Latitude

32° 40' 42.73'' N (32.678536°)

Longitude

117° 10' 38.58'' W (-117.177383°)

Elevation

4.476m

Time and Duration

Local Date & Time

2015-12-26 17:30 PST

UT Date & Time

2015-12-27 01:30 UT

Duration

&ap;3.5s

Direction

Moving direction

From up left to down right

Descent Angle

166°

Moving

Facing azimuth

169.04°

First azimuth

169°

First elevation

22°

Last azimuth

171.17°

Last elevation

21°

Brightness and color

Stellar Magnitude

-18

Color

White

Concurrent Sound

Observation

No

Remarks

-

Delayed Sound

Observation

No

Remarks

-

Persistent train

Observation

NO

Duration

-

Length

-

Remarks

-

Terminal flash

Observation

NO

Remarks

-

Fragmentation

Observation

Yes

Remarks

The fireball had a very broad head, almost like a handful of meteors were joined and moving slowly. As it streaked overhead and away, a series of fragments separated one after another from the "port" side of the meteor until the head suddenly fragmented completely into a handful of pieces that almost instantly disappeared.

The only thing that struck me was how close it got to the horizon before it disappeared. And the only reason I was able to see the whole thing was all that wind we got (gusts from 10-50 mph) that whole day. Also the light blue was incredibly fascinating.

Location

Address

Anaheim, CA

Latitude

33° 49' 13.24'' N (33.820345°)

Longitude

117° 53' 17.34'' W (-117.88815°)

Elevation

51.490448m

Time and Duration

Local Date & Time

2015-12-26 17:53 PST

UT Date & Time

2015-12-27 01:53 UT

Duration

&ap;3.5s

Direction

Moving direction

From left to right

Descent Angle

90°

Moving

Facing azimuth

90°

First azimuth

90°

First elevation

90°

Last azimuth

270°

Last elevation

45°

Brightness and color

Stellar Magnitude

-13

Color

White trail with a light blue as it neared the horizon then it went to a light gray and disappeared.

Concurrent Sound

Observation

No

Remarks

-

Delayed Sound

Observation

No

Remarks

-

Persistent train

Observation

YES

Duration

5s

Length

30°

Remarks

Some trails go in and out but this sighting was a trail that lasted all the way till it disappeared. And it glowed a light blue flash and then the light gray and it also seemed that the star glowed brighter as it neared the horizon.